No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls
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No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls
- Artist: Simple Plan
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- Release Date: March 19, 2002
- Total Time: 40:06
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
The members of Simple Plan don't have anything new to say, but at least it sounds like they're having a good time saying it. They're so full of pep and energy that they even seem to be having fun even when they're singing "God must hate me" or proclaiming that "life is a nightmare." Granted, they sing mostly about typical adolescent trauma -- their philosophy is best expressed in "I'm Just a Kid" when they bemoan that "the world is having more fun than me" -- but they do seem to have the knack for putting these issues into words. Simple Plan doesn't break any new ground and doesn't stay revved on all cylinders all the time. This probably won't move you if you consider bands such as blink-182 and Sum 41 to be too mainstream for your tastes, and you might also be disappointed if you're searching for the perfect pop record. But if you're interested in an unpretentious collection of reasonably catchy and energetic songs, then you might want to consider this album. ~ Todd Kristel, Rovi| No Paddy Left Behind (2006 Album by Frank Carroll) | |
| No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls [Japan Bonus Track] (2002 Album by Simple Plan) |
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| Studio album by Simple Plan | ||||
| Released | March 19, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 46:42 | |||
| Label | Lava / Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Arnold Lanni | |||
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No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls is the debut album by French-Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on March 19, 2002[4] on Atlantic Records. The band released four singles from the album. In the band's native, Canada, the album peaked at No. 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified Double Platinum. The album peaked at No. 35 on the United States Billboard 200, and at No. 2 on the US catalog albums chart.[5] In Australia it reached No. 29, with a certification of platinum in that region. It reached No. 1 in Japan and was certified Double Platinum. Despite not charting well in the UK, it still received a Gold status. The album features two collaborations, with Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. The record was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of two million copies.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I'd Do Anything" (feat. Mark Hoppus of Blink-182) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "The Worst Day Ever" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "You Don't Mean Anything" (feat. Joel Madden of Good Charlotte) | 2:28 |
| 4. | "I'm Just a Kid" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "When I'm With You" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Meet You There" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Addicted" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "My Alien" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "God Must Hate Me" | 2:44 |
| 10. | "I Won't Be There" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "One Day" | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Perfect" | 4:37 |
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| 13. | "One By One" (Australia, UK and Japan Bonus Track.) | 3:25 | |||||||
| 14. | "Grow Up" (Included on all releases/iTunes Bonus Track.) | 2:32 | |||||||
| 15. | "My Christmas List" (Hidden track after Grow Up in the US/Europe.) | 3:57 | |||||||
| 16. | "American Jesus (Live Cover Version)" (Hidden track in Europe/UK. Enhanced CD track.) | 4:00 | |||||||
Japan DVD Edition
In Japan, a limited edition CD + DVD combination was released first. Videos for "I'm Just a Kid", "I'd Do Anything", and "Addicted" were included on the DVD.
References
- ^ No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls at Allmusic
- ^ http://music.ign.com/objects/705/705648.html
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070825094213/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/153426/review/5944233/no_helmets_no_pads_just_balls
- ^ Abbey Goodman (2002-03-19). "Simple Plan Album & Song Chart History". MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452960/20020318/jay_z.jhtml.
- ^ "Simple Plan Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/simple-plan/478111#/artist/simple-plan/chart-history/478111?f=305&g=Albums.
- ^ "RIAA Database Search for Simple Plan" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on August 17, 2008.
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